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The Vault: A behind-the-scenes look at The Petersen Automotive Museum
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The Petersen Automotive Museum is known worldwide for being one of the world’s premiere automotive museums. Its collection spans from the earliest of automobiles to modern day exotics. They have everything from a Benz Patent-Motorwagen to a Bugatti Veyron. With such a huge collection it’s hard to display everything all at once. Plus, it’s…
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Hooniverse Asks- What's the Best Car Brand Nickname?
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Germany has their bugs, Italy their little mice, while here in ‘Murica we have the Stang and Vette, both diminutives for cars that have always aspired to be anything but diminutive. We tend to love giving things nicknames, and our cars are no exception. Some nicknames are personal, while some gain more general acceptance. Of…
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Weekend Edition: Long Shots: 1953 Willys Aero Deluxe
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A few weeks ago, this olelongrooffan was out and about and spotted this cool and somewhat rare old Willys sedan for sale. I had to capture a couple images of it to share with my fellow Hoons. This is the first one I believe this olelongrooffan has ever seen. How about you? Image Copyright Hooniverse…
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Weekend Edition: Goodbye Old Friend
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This olelongrooffan has previously shared some of the vehicles my family and I have owned over the years. But one of the most beloved vehicles was the one my older brother, Bus-Plunge, owned for over twenty years. I am, of course referring to the short bus that has played an important role in not just…
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Weekend Edition: Spring Fling 2010 Rambler Revisit
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Every Thanksgiving down here in the World Center or Racing, the Daytona Street Rod Association holds the Turkey Rod Run. It is a huge gathering of all things automotive related including around 1,500 vendors hawking all sorts of shit out in the infield of my local race track. Usually around 5,000 cars show up as…
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Weekend Edition: The Pure Rambler Edition
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So, a few years ago, this olelongrooffan was out and about at the Turkey Rod Run down here in the World Center of Racing. While there, I captured this image of some cool old Ramblers which their loving owners had brought out for my viewing pleasure. I thought this was pretty cool but should…
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Weekend Edition: Last Call: What Santa Does A Month After Christmas
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Why he attends the Rolex24 at Daytona, of course.
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Weekend Edition: Join Me For A Stroll Down The Rolex24 Grid
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So this olelongrooffan is trying to get a regular commentor and tips contributor admitted to the who can we get? exclusive list of Hooniverse contributors (Man, the guidelines have sure tightened up since this olelongrooffan got a key to the vault). Earlier this week, in an effort to acclimate him to Hooniverse posting guidelines, I…
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Weekend Edition – 1988 BMW 518i
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This BMW, too, was shot in the same garage as the VW Caddy and a bunch of my earlier contributions from this town. It’s one of the latest E28:s built or sold, as it has been registered in 1988 while production had already ended in December 1987, as the E34 replaced the E28. Despite being…
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Weekend Edition – 1988 Volkswagen Caddy Turbodiesel
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Welcome to our Weekend Edition. I’ll be posting a couple of parking garage sightings this weekend, as I’ve been thawing my car in the Garage of Dreams again. Said garage is the only heated underground parking garage in town, that’s freely open. This means I often park there, and often have a reason to whip…
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Last Call- Two Ends of the Same Tale Edition
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Porsche’s 911 is one of history’s longest-running nameplates. This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of the marque, an amazing achievement considering all the pretenders to its throne that have come and gone while the 911 soldiered on. Maybe its longevity is attributable to the car’s soul remaining intact while its corporeal form…
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A Trip Down the Other Makes Rabbit Hole Leads to 1981 Avanti "Custom" Begging for Death
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I meant to write up this baby blue [sc:ebay itemid=”261163181245″ linktext=”Bricklin for sale” ] for only $3500, but the auction ended too soon. Clicking through on “related items” plunges one into a see of absurdity… There’s a [sc:ebay itemid=”390535704436″ linktext=”1976 All-Cars Charley” ] 3 wheeler for $9,500 (from my favorite dealer, no less…) A [sc:ebay itemid=”111009890401″ linktext=”Vtec-swapped…
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R.A-S.H: The Peugeot 505.
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Welcome back to the fifteenth instalment of Steven Hawkings favourite Car Brochure Archive based internet discussion forum series. We’ve been gallivanting all over the world this week, and before we put the series to bed for the week, we’re going to pay a visit to French France, to explore the manufacturers view of a product…
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2013 Rolex24 Weekend: A Stroll Around The Garages: The Second Lap
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So, recently while this olelongrooffan was out and about at the Rolex24 at Daytona weekend just taking a stroll through the trackside garages and seeing a bunch of cool and not so cool stuff; cool stuff including the first ever diesel racecars to compete at the Daytona International Speedway; not so cool stuff including a couple…
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The News for February 8th, 2013
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Welcome to the Hooniverse News! This is a weekly recap of some of the biggest stories in the automotive industry without the fluff or the bull. I also throw in a little opinion of mine, just because I can. This week: A Nissan GT-R for the track-day enthusiast BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo is a…
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Meet the 2014 Ram ProMaster – America's manliest Fiat yet
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Yesterday, Ram revealed the new Ram ProMaster – a working van, for the working man. Fred Diaz, President and CEO – Ram and Chrysler de Mexico, took the stage at the Chicago Auto Show to share what the new van would offer. If you’re interested in details and want to see photos this post isn’t…